laughter] because there's no national databusiness of shootings they've been tallying the shootings since newtown. it's more than 30 a day. i know that number sounds high but there's only 28 days in february, remember. [ laughter ] in a recent poll 93% of americans favor background checks. we can't trust those 93%. we don't know their background. [laughter] luckily we can fight this will negative reporting about guns and that brings us top tonight's -- brings us to tonight's word: silent but deadly. [cheers and applause] this isn't the first time our second amendment rights have been threatened by fact. in 1993 the jackfood stat titions at the centers for disease control published a study of gun households. now, according to the study not only were guns ineffective in home protection but people who kept guns in their homes appeared to be at greatest risk of homicide than people who do not. sure, with a gun in my house my family is less safe, but isn't that a small price to pay for my family's safety? [cheers and applause] [laughter] besides why on earth -- someone tell me -- why is the center for